'In rehearsals it worked every time,' the video says. The video shows that, originally, his team had imaged that the shredder would destroy the painting in its entirety so that it fell to the floor in pieces. Two new artworks appeared at the Barbican Centre in central London in September 2017 inspired by an upcoming Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition. However, in a video titled 'Shred the Love' posted to Banksy's YouTube channel, the artist claimed that the stunt hadn't quite gone to plan. Girl with Balloon depicts a girl reaching up towards a red, heart-shaped balloon. LONDON The Banksy painting that sensationally self-destructed three years ago after selling for 1.4 million at auction was resold by Sotheby’s Thursday for 18.6 million pounds, or 25.4. WATCH: Banksy artwork shredded at auction. 'In rehearsals it worked every time.' A new Banksy video shows the artist's headline-grabbing stunt did not go entirely to. The story of the half-shredded Banksy painting. To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. He rose to fame with graffiti that appeared on buildings across the UK, often marked by deeply satirical undertones. Banksy reveals he meant to shred entire 1m Girl With Balloon painting. The true identity of the Bristol-born artist has never been officially revealed despite wide speculation. The 2006 gallery version featured spray paint and acrylic on canvas, mounted on a board. Girl With Balloon, which was last year voted the UK’s best-loved work of art, first appeared on a wall in Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch, east London. Street artist Banksy has posted a new video about the shredding of his famous Girl With Balloon painting, implying that it was supposed to have been completely destroyed in the stunt. “This is now part of art history in its shredded state and we’d estimate Banksy has added at a minimum 50% to its value, possibly as high as being worth £2m plus.” “The auction result will only propel this further and given the media attention this stunt has received, the lucky buyer would see a great return on the £1.02m they paid last night. “Prices now are regularly exceeding £115,000 for signed authenticated prints,” said its co-founder Joey Syer. It shows footage of an identical-looking. The website, which resells Banksy pieces, said Girl with Balloon had enjoyed annual increases in value of about 20% in recent years. However, a new video, posted on Banksy's website Wednesday, implies that the 2006 painting 'Girl with Balloon' was supposed to be entirely destroyed.
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